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HP3 9

16,183 people · median £370,000 · Dacorum

Dacorum Council · Liberal Democrat minority — no overall control   17/51 seats · 33% · OCD 2026
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How safe is it? This postcode sector

Crime runs at 8.5 per 1,000 residents a month — below the 9.3 average across districts AcreRight covers. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

95121148174Jun 2025May 2026137
Monthly recorded crimes within this postcode sector
Per 1,000 / month8.5
Average across AcreRight-covered districts9.3
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months this postcode sector

Violence and sexual offences
488
Anti-social behaviour
400
Other theft
204
Criminal damage and arson
96
Shoplifting
86
Vehicle crime
85
Recorded crimes by category within this postcode sector, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

On or nearCrimes
Busiest anonymised "on or near" markers over the last 6 months — click a row to centre the crime map there · retail-heavy spots naturally rank high (shoplifting concentrates where the shops are) · police.uk
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